Schools in Glenside · Abington School District, Cheltenham School District
Glenside’s public schools beat 75% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Glenside’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
66%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 5 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 10% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Glenside compares
B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1,287)Better than 66%
High confidence. Built on 4,145 tested students and a graduating class of 614; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glenside (some depend on your address).
7 schools teach K in Glenside’s district. Which one depends on your address: McKinley Sch, Cheltenham El Sch, Roslyn Sch and Wyncote El Sch and more.
7 schools teach 1st grade in Glenside’s district. Which one depends on your address: McKinley Sch, Cheltenham El Sch, Roslyn Sch and Wyncote El Sch and more.
7 schools teach 2nd grade in Glenside’s district. Which one depends on your address: McKinley Sch, Cheltenham El Sch, Roslyn Sch and Wyncote El Sch and more.
7 schools teach 3rd grade in Glenside’s district. Which one depends on your address: McKinley Sch, Cheltenham El Sch, Roslyn Sch and Wyncote El Sch and more.
7 schools teach 4th grade in Glenside’s district. Which one depends on your address: McKinley Sch, Cheltenham El Sch, Roslyn Sch and Wyncote El Sch and more.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Glenside’s district. Which one depends on your address: McKinley Sch, Elkins Park Sch, Roslyn Sch and Willow Hill Sch.
The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Glenside
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Abington School DistrictGrades K–12 · 9 schools · 8,400 students
$19,611PA $21,758
A−Cheltenham School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 4,140 students
$26,617PA $21,758
B+Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math · K–12, Abington School District42%
State average 37.1%
Math · K–12, Cheltenham School District39%
State average 37.1%
Glenside vs. its neighbors
Glenside’s schools rank 3rd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Glenside
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Glenside · in other towns
McKinley Sch
B+596 students14:1Rate it →
Cheltenham El Sch
B−406 students12:1Rate it →
Roslyn Sch
B+400 students12:1Rate it →
Wyncote El Sch
A−373 students11:1Rate it →
Willow Hill Sch
B362 students12:1Rate it →
Glenside El Sch
B+360 students13:1Rate it →
Myers El Sch
D−310 students13:1Rate it →
Abington MS
B−2,044 students15:1Rate it →
Cedarbrook MS
B−672 students11:1Rate it →
Abington SHS
B−2,692 students17:1Rate it →
Cheltenham HS
C+1,450 students14:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Glenside
There’s no college in Glenside, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is PITC Institute in Cheltenham, 0.5 miles away.
PITC InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Cheltenham
0.5 mi113 students
Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
1 mi2,647 students
Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
1.1 mi43 students
Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
1.3 mi414 students
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield
1.6 mi6 students
Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
1.7 mi1,137 students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · Abington
2.4 mi3,055 students
Gratz CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
2.7 mi126 students
Manor CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Abington
2.7 mi562 students
Chestnut Hill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Philadelphia
4.2 mi1,204 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Glenside. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.